#HallelujahChallenge, the viral midnight worship/prayer session on social media reached a climax with the Hallelujah Festival, an event held at The Glitz Events Centre in Lagos on Wednesday, 28 June, 2017.
Convened by popular gospel artiste, Nathaniel Bassey, participants in the challenge grew from 4,000 in the first week to over 70,000 live worshippers at its peak.
The session sparked a frenzy on social media, successfully breaking religious and interdenominational divide, with several Nigerian celebrities participating in the session and sharing testimonies.
The Instagram Live worship session wrapped up with a concert attracting worshippers in their thousands.
Speaking at the event, Nathaniel Bassey said the miracles and testimonies experienced during the challenge was just the beginning of greater things to come. He added that God is set to do mighty things upon the earth through the church.
Music ministers at the festival came from across the country to fellowship as they led worshippers to extol the majesty of God.
Artistes who performed at the event include Victoria Orenze, Chingtok Ishiaku, Olumide Iyun, Glowriah Braimah, Mairo Ese, and Kaystrings.
The Hallelujah Festival, is an off shoot of the #HallelujahChallenge, a prayer and praise time from 12am to 1am throughout the month of June 2017, led by Nigerian gospel artiste, Nathaniel Bassey.
It is a live Instagram session where followers tune in to worship God in fellowship. #HallelujahChallenge is currently the most widely circulated praise and worship movement on social media.
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